The Beat of the Great Celestial Drum

A Supplication Prayer to
the Garland of Rebirths of the Excellent Lord of Love

Lord of all families, Vairochana,

Vajradharma, and son of Rashtrapala,
Youthful Lodro Thaye—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Ananda, Dharma King Excellent Moon,

King Jah, Venerable Aryadeva,
Shintagarbha, Chandrakirti, and Nagpopa—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Emanation of Manjushri, Thumi Sambhota,

Venerable grand translator, perfect Vairotsana,
Source of discipline, knowledge, and wisdom—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Wangchuk Bar, Zurchen Shakya Jungne,

Rangzom Chozang, Khyungpo Naljor,
Loden Sherab, Bonpo Lhabum—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Terton Guru Jotse Rashag,

Siddha Ngodrub Nyima Senge,
Yeshe Khyung Drak, Drogon Kyeme Shang—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Sakya Panchen, Drolde Sangyebum

Lama Nyenre, Panchen Yagde,
Dorje Lingpa, Draktog Sonam Zang—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!
 Golo Shonu, Omniscient Bodongpa,
Rigpe Raldri, Pema Kunkyong Ling,
Chokden Gonpo, Lodro Togme—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Namkha Rinchen, Sherab Ozer,

Drolway Gonpo, Rigdzin Chegocha,
Natsok Rangdrol, Orgyen Terdak Ling—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

To the supreme omniscient lama Dechen Lingpa,

That mighty ocean of Dharma
Into which flow the rivers of all the excellent qualities there are—
Pray grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

Once again benefitting the Victor’s teachings and disciples,

Your display of unimaginable enlightened deeds
Of manifold amazing incarnate births will culminate
In Mopa Nangdze, the last in the line
Of the thousand perfect and complete buddhas.
We pray to the manifest buddha who gathers into one
All the enlightened deeds of the lives of a thousand buddhas—
Grant us the supreme and ordinary siddhis!

By the blessing of supplicating you in this way,

From this very life until the heart of enlightenment,
May we be sheltered by the genuine supreme protectors
And manifest the state of omniscience!

This supplication prayer to the garland of rebirths of Lama Jamgon Yonten Gyatso was spoken by the
All-Seeing Lama Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo in response to the earnest request of Losal Karma Rinchen
Dargye and other faithful disciples. This supplication prayer accords with the Uddiyana Vajra scripture
that Lama Jamgon himself taught clearly in his incarnation as the great translator Vairochana and
discovered as the dharma treasure revealer king Mingling Dorje. It was written down by His Holiness the
Fourteenth Karmapa, Tekchok Dorje, whose very name brings blessings, at the highest point of Palpung
Thubten Chokorling, the site which pleases the Venerable Lady Tara. May virtue increase!

Under the guidance of Khenpo Chokey Gyaltsen and Khenpo Sherab Gyaltsen, translated by Karma
Yeshe Chödrön at Pullahari Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2012.
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